يتمشَّىhe strolls فيin ثوبa robe عصبٍstriped cloth منfrom العُرْnakedness (first part)
يتمشَّى في ثوب عصبٍ من العُرْ
يcompletes 'nakedness' علىover عَظْمthe bone ساقهhis leg مسدولِdraped
ي على عَظْم ساقه مسدولِ
He strolls in a striped robe to cover his nakedness,
He walks in a dress of woven misfortune
draped over the bone of his leg.
Leaning on the bone of his leg, outstretched
دبَّcrept فيinto رأسهhis head خُمارa drunken haze منfrom الجوhunger (first part)
دبَّ في رأسه خُمار من الجو
عcompletes 'hunger' سُرىthe coursing of خمرةِwine الرحيقpure wine الشَّمولِheady
ع سُرى خمرةِ الرحيق الشَّمولِ
A drunken haze from hunger crept into his head,
Wrapped around his head is a turban of clouds
like the coursing of pure, heady wine.
He cried his longing and yearned for the ruins
فبكىso he wept شَجْوَهhis grief وحنَّand yearned إلىالخبfor bread (first part)
فبكى شَجْوَه وحنَّ إلىالخب
زِcompletes 'bread' ونادىand cried out بزفرةwith a sigh وعويلِand a wail
زِ ونادى بزفرة وعويلِ
So he wept his grief and yearned for bread,
And called out with a groan and wailing
and cried out with a sigh and a wail:
Who will bring bread for a heart filled with sorrow
مَنْwho لقلبfor a heart مُتَيَّمٍbesotted برغيفينwith two loaves
مَنْ لقلب مُتَيَّمٍ برغيفين
ونفسand a soul تاقتyearned إلىfor تَطْفيلِfeasting uninvited
ونفس تاقت إلى تَطْفيلِ
Who will help a heart besotted with two loaves,
And a soul longing for a little comfort
and a soul yearning to feast uninvited?
My soul cannot aspire to feasts
ليسdoes not تسموaspire إلىto الولائمthe banquets نفسيmy soul
ليس تسمو إلى الولائم نفسي
جلَّis too exalted قِدْرthe cauldron الأعراسof weddings عنbeyond تأميليmy hopes
جلَّ قِدْر الأعراس عن تأميلي
My soul does not aspire to banquets;
The value of weddings is lost to me
the wedding cauldron is far beyond my hopes.
Give me a lute and tell that one to sing
هاتِbring لوناa dish وقلand say لتلكto that woman تَغَنيsing
هاتِ لونا وقل لتلك تَغَني
لستُI do not ابكيweep لدارساتfor the effaced الطلولِruins of deserted camps
لستُ ابكي لدارسات الطلولِ
Bring a dish, and tell that woman to sing:
I do not cry for lost dwellings
I do not weep for the effaced ruins of deserted camps.
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1